Orange County Noir
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Akashic Books
Orange County Noir
From the latest in the Akashic Noir series: “Orange County, California, brings to mind the endless summer of sand and surf, McMansion housing tracts, a conservative stronghold, tony shopping centers where pilates classes are run like boot camp and real-estate values are discussed at your weekly colonic, and ice-cream parlors on Main Street, U.S.A., exist side-by-side with pho shops and taquerias. Orange County Noir takes you for a hardboiled tour behind the Orange Curtain where a reclusive rock star has lived way too long in his own head, a crooked judge uses the court for illicit means, a cab driver prowls the streets with more than the ticking meter on his mind, where cultures clash, housewives want more than the perfect grout cleaner, and nobody is who they seem to be.”
Guests:
Gary Phillips, editor and contributor, “OC Noir;” he is also the coeditor of “The Cocaine Chronicles”
Dick Lochte, contributor, “OC Noir”
Dan Duling, contributor, “OC Noir”
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MB
5 months ago
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How many writers in this series are Orange County natives (and don't say "OC"), and how many are non-natives? Never mind the reality-show exaggerations about Pilates courses and colonics; let us know when writers start addressing the issues of Orange County people who work hard to keep their families surviving.
Mary Castillo
5 months ago
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I'm an Orange County resident. Not native grown but a transplant. It was an honor to be included in this collection.
MB
5 months ago
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@Mary Castillo: I read the excerpt on your site. Very well done! That's exactly what is needed--real stories about real challenges of life. Best of luck to you.